Ultrasound in Anticancer and Antimicrobial Therapy

Dear Colleagues,

With the rapid development of ultrasound, which goes far beyond anatomical, functional, and molecular imaging modalities as part of a therapeutic tool, new opportunities are opening up for the treatment of tumours and microbial infections. In fact, to date, therapeutic ultrasound is being studied for the treatment of various tumours, and for the treatment of microbial infections.

Tissue sonication can induce local heating or mechanical effects to increase the concentration of drugs in the target tissues or as therapy itself, but also as an adjunctive therapy to improve the efficacy of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy. In addition, there has recently been growing interest in the use of low-intensity ultrasound as a new tool to fight cancer and microbial infections non-invasively. Therefore, this Special Issue intends to invite all researchers and scientists who are involved in the development of ultrasound as a therapeutic tool against cancer and microbial infections to submit research articles and reviews that highlight the progress and current landscape of preclinical and clinical applications of ultrasound, with special emphasis on ultrasound-mediated drug delivery in the treatment of cancer and microbial infections.

Dr. Roberto Canaparo
Dr. Federica Foglietta
Guest Editors

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• ultrasound
• anticancer therapy
• antibacterial therapy
• low intensity ultrasound
• tumor microenvironment
• drug delivery system
• sonodynamic therapy